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Record Nr.

UNINA9910679494203321

Autore

Speight James G.

Titolo

Natural gas : a basic handbook / / James G. Speight

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Houston, Texas : , : Gulf Pub. Co., , [2007]

©2007

ISBN

0-12-799984-1

1-60119-623-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Disciplina

500

Soggetti

Natural gas

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Origin and properties -- part II. Gas processing.

Sommario/riassunto

Natural gas represents nearly one-quarter of the world's energy resources. More than half of American homesrely on it as their main heating fuel. It serves as the raw material necessary in everyday paints, plastics,medicines and explosives. It produces the cleanest of all fossil fuels. It is natural gas-and everybody shouldacquire a basic understanding of it. This valuable easy-to-use reference supplies all the basics that everyperson should know about the natural gas industry. Introductory engineers, managers and analysts will benefitfrom this informative, practical handbo